Research and Monitoring as Subsidies for the Conservation of Fishery Resources in Rebio do Abufari (Amazonas, Brazil)

Abstract

The generation of knowledge to manage natural resources is essential to establish conservation strategies. Thus, research, monitoring, integration of scientific and empirical knowledge, with the objective of preserving the ichthyofauna are being carried out in the Abufari Biological Reserve (Rebio do Abufari), the results can subsidize managers and communities on management and the establishment of a Term of Commitment to minimize conflicts between fisheries by riverine populations and the restrictive category of the protected area. A Fishing Diagnosis was developed with the purpose of characterizing fisheries and its importance in this protected area. At the same time, a protocol for self-monitoring fisheries by fishermen was implemented by the Freshwater Subprogram of the Monitora Program of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, in partnership with the Institute of Ecological Research, to observe changes in activity, through analysis of the results produced by fishermen and the communities. In addition, the protected area is part of the Long-Term Ecological Research Program - Diversity of Floodplains (PELD DIVA-CNPq) coordinated by the National Institute of Research in the Amazon, which aims to produce knowledge about ichthyofaunistic diversity and fishing stocks in floodplains and to discover how fish communities react to different management actions and climate change. To promote the dialogue on the results of the initiatives among the actors involved, the Meeting of Knowledge at this protected area was held in 2020. In this article we will describe the activities carried out and the main results, aiming to subsidize the Term of Commitment and ichthyofauna conservation strategies that can reduce existing conflicts between the different actors.